Who is the Vishnu described in the verses?

The Vishnu described is the stable and moving guru, the subject of the Vedas, the witness of intellect, pure, the slayer of demons, lotus-eyed, holding a mace, conch, and discus.

What is Krishna described as in relation to the world's creation and destruction?

Krishna is described as the source from which everything originates, including the sky and air, who sustains everything with a part of his bliss, and who dissolves everything into himself at the time of destruction.

How do the wise see the Lord (Krishna)?

The wise, with controlled minds through practices like Yama and Niyama, meditate and see the Lord (Krishna), who is beyond Maya (illusion).

What happens without contemplation, knowledge, or remembrance of Krishna?

Without contemplation on Krishna, one becomes like an animal; without knowledge of Krishna, one experiences the fear of birth and death; without remembrance of Krishna, one takes birth as hundreds of worms.

What are some of Krishna's attributes described in the verses?

Krishna is described as the remover of people's distress, the shelter of the sheltered, the dispeller of illusions, cloud-dark, beautiful, a child in Vraja, a friend of Arjuna, self-born, the father of beings, and the giver of proper conduct and happiness.

śrī kr̥ṣṇāṣṭakam

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Krishna Stotra

śriyāśliṣṭō viṣṇuḥ sthiracaragururvēdaviṣayō
dhiyāṁ sākṣī śuddhō harirasurahantābjanayanaḥ |
gadī śaṅkhī cakrī vimalavanamālī sthiraruciḥ
śaraṇyō lōkēśō mama bhavatu kr̥ṣṇō:’kṣiviṣayaḥ || 1 ||

yataḥ sarvaṁ jātaṁ viyadanilamukhyaṁ jagadidaṁ
sthitau niḥśēṣaṁ yō:’vati nijasukhāṁśēna madhuhā |
layē sarvaṁ svasminharati kalayā yastu sa vibhuḥ
śaraṇyō lōkēśō mama bhavatu kr̥ṣṇō:’kṣiviṣayaḥ || 2 ||

asūnāyamyādau yamaniyamamukhyaiḥ sukaraṇai-
-rniruddhyēdaṁ cittaṁ hr̥di vilayamānīya sakalam |
yamīḍyaṁ paśyanti pravaramatayō māyinamasau
śaraṇyō lōkēśō mama bhavatu kr̥ṣṇō:’kṣiviṣayaḥ || 3 ||

pr̥thivyāṁ tiṣṭhanyō yamayati mahīṁ vēda na dharā
yamityādau vēdō vadati jagatāmīśamamalam |
niyantāraṁ dhyēyaṁ munisuranr̥ṇāṁ mōkṣadamasau
śaraṇyō lōkēśō mama bhavatu kr̥ṣṇō:’kṣiviṣayaḥ || 4 ||

mahēndrādirdēvō jayati ditijānyasya balatō
na kasya svātantryaṁ kvacidapi kr̥tau yatkr̥timr̥tē |
balārātērgarvaṁ pariharati yō:’sau vijayinaḥ
śaraṇyō lōkēśō mama bhavatu kr̥ṣṇō:’kṣiviṣayaḥ || 5 ||

vinā yasya dhyānam vrajati paśutāṁ sūkaramukhāṁ
vinā yasya jñānaṁ janimr̥tibhayaṁ yāti janatā |
vinā yasya smr̥tyā kr̥miśatajaniṁ yāti sa vibhuḥ
śaraṇyō lōkēśō mama bhavatu kr̥ṣṇō:’kṣiviṣayaḥ || 6 ||

narātaṅkōṭṭaṅkaḥ śaraṇaśaraṇō bhrāntiharaṇō
ghanaśyāmō vāmō vrajaśiśuvayasyō:’rjunasakhaḥ |
svayambhūrbhūtānāṁ janaka ucitācārasukhadaḥ
śaraṇyō lōkēśō mama bhavatu kr̥ṣṇō:’kṣiviṣayaḥ || 7 ||

yathā dharmaglānirbhavati jagatāṁ kṣōbhakaraṇī
tadā lōkasvāmī prakaṭitavapuḥ sētudhr̥dajaḥ |
satāṁ dhātā svacchō nigamagaṇagītō vrajapatiḥ
śaraṇyō lōkēśō mama bhavatu kr̥ṣṇō:’kṣiviṣayaḥ || 8 ||

iti śrīmatparamahaṁsaparivrājakācāryasya śrīgōvindabhagavatpūjyapādaśiṣyasya śrīmacchaṅkarabhagavataḥ kr̥tau śrī kr̥ṣṇāṣṭakam |

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